Willow Creek Company purchased and installed carpet in its new general offices on April 30 for a total cost of $18,000. The carpet is estimated to have a 15-year useful life and no residual value.a. Prepare the journal entry necessary for recording the purchase of the new carpet.b. Record the December 31 adjusting entry for the partial-year depreciation expense for the carpet, assuming that Willow Creek Company uses the straight-line method.

Dexter Industries purchased packaging equipment on January 8 for $392,400. The equipment was expected to have a useful life of four years, or 6,000 operating hours, and a residual value of $32,400. The equipment was used for 2,100 hours during Year 1, 1,260 hours in Year 2, 1,680 hours in Year 3, and 960 hours in Year 4.  Required: 1.  Determine the amount of depreciation expense for the four years ending December 31 by (a) the straight-line method, (b) the units-of-activity method, and (c) the double-declining-balance method. Also determine the total depreciation expense for the four years by each method. Round the answer for each year to the nearest whole dollar.

Equipment was acquired at the beginning of the year at a cost of $77,580. The equipment was depreciated using the straight-line method based on an estimated useful life of six years and an estimated residual value of $7,620. a.  What was the depreciation expense for the first year? b.  Assuming the equipment was sold at the end of the second year for $58,600, determine the gain or loss on sale of the equipment. c.  Journalize the entry to record the sale. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.   Debit  credit

Whispering Company owns equipment that cost $100,000 when purchased on January 1, 2019. It has been depreciated using the straight-line method based on an estimated salvage value of $10,000 and an estimated useful life of 5 years. Depreciation expense adjustments are recognized annually. Instructions: Prepare Whispering Company's journal entries to record the sale of the equipment in these four independent situations. Update depreciation on assets disposed of at time of sale. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (a) Sold for $59,000 on January 1, 2022. Sold for $59,000 on April 1, 2022. SR. Account Titles and Explanation (b) Sold for $21,000 on January 1, 2022. Sold for $21,000 on September 1, 2022. Repeat (a), assuming Whispering uses double-declining…